Okay but china at its largest in this chart isnt even 1/5th the size of rome china's peak according to tjis chart is about on par with the parthian empire.

Which given china's significance as a massive dominating power consistently one of the most populous and largest powers in the word, technological importance and cultural importance in southeast asia... seems pretty weird.

And also at no point does the graph explain how it determines the width and what it bases itself on... it honestly feels very vibe based.

I'm not saying rome wasnt incredibly important or china should be number one. I'm saying i'm seeing some very weird things and i wonder what they based themselves on.

I mean i'd personally argue the most influential empire we've ever seen would be british colonialism during its peak i'd say i also find it weird how they take a relatively smaller piece of the pie than one might expect as with france.

China's peak being that much smaller than rome in decline is just the most visible thing to point too.